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January 22, 2006
Norm
My grandfather Norm passed away at 8:20am today. He suffered what appeared to be a stroke shortly after Thanksgiving, and was moved into a Skilled Nursing unit after leaving the hospital. He continued to deteriorate until he lost the ability to swallow Friday evening.
He was a great friend and inspiration to me. I used to get on and off the school bus at his house, and often had dinner and lunch with him in high school. We talked a lot about hiking and camping and travelling. Ten years ago, when he was almost 80, we scraped and painted his two-story house together. He came to visit me in California several times, and once stayed with Brandie & I for two weeks in our apartment in San Rafael.
My grandfather loved to travel, and was very adventurous. He often talked of going to the 1939 World's Fair in New York (where one of his wood models was on display), riding the subway and getting off at random stops just to see what was there. He also traveled very late in life, with frequent trips to DC, Ohio and Florida to visit family.
He was also an insatiable Penn State football fan, and a lifelong supporter of Joe Paterno. He was very happy with the team's performance this year.
We were fortunately able to spend a lot of time with him in his final months, days and hours. He died peacefully this morning, with family around him.
Posted by Jacob at January 22, 2006 10:49 AM
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Jake,
We are very sorry for your loss. We are happy that you have been able to see him quite a bit in the last few months. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Brandie, and your family.
Kelly & Ben
Posted by: Kelly & Ben at January 22, 2006 7:41 PM